New and interesting Ericaceae (Vaccinieae) from Ecuador

Recent fieldwork in Ecuador has revealed several new and interesting species of Ericaceae. A brief summary of the diversity of Ericaceae in Ecuador is given followed by descriptions and illustration of one new species, Themistoclesia molaui Luteyn, and one re-discovery, Thibaudia jorgensenii A. C. S...

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Published in:Brittonia 1992-07, Vol.44 (3), p.344-349
Main Author: Luteyn, J.L. (New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANATOMIA DE LA PLANTA
ANATOMIE VEGETALE
Biological and medical sciences
Bracts
Calyx
Corolla
DISTRIBUCION NATURAL
DISTRIBUTION NATURELLE
ECUADOR
Endemic species
EQUATEUR
ERICACEAE
ESPECE NOUVELLE
ESPECIES NUEVAS
Forest ecology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Inflorescences
Marine ecology
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
NEW SPECIES
Pedicels
PLANT ANATOMY
Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution
PLANT MORPHOLOGY
Plants
Spermatophyta
Systematics (diagnosis, chromosome numbers)
themistoclesia molaui, sp. nov
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Summary:Recent fieldwork in Ecuador has revealed several new and interesting species of Ericaceae. A brief summary of the diversity of Ericaceae in Ecuador is given followed by descriptions and illustration of one new species, Themistoclesia molaui Luteyn, and one re-discovery, Thibaudia jorgensenii A. C. Smith, and discussions of three new distribution records.
ISSN:0007-196X
1938-436X
DOI:10.2307/2806938